Green Century Saves Australia’s Blushes: Day 2, Australia v New Zealand 1st Test

The threat of Green being cut off from his hundred by an ever-decreasing tail prompted the big allrounder to open his shoulders.
Green Century Saves Australia’s Blushes: Day 2, Australia v New Zealand 1st Test
Cameron Green of Australia celebrates his century during day one of the First Test in the series between New Zealand and Australia at Basin Reserve in Wellington, New Zealand on Feb. 29, 2024. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images
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A second test century from Cameron Green saved Australia’s blushes on day one of the first test against New Zealand after the Kiwi’s impressive display of seam bowling saw them grab nine wickets at the Basin Reserve in Wellington.

Australia lost the toss and were inserted by New Zealand skipper Tim Southee who opted for a pace quartet of himself plus Matt Henry, the recalled Scott Kuggeleijn, and wunderkind Will O'Rourke who took nine wickets in his recent test debut against South Africa.

Jim Birchall
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Jim Birchall has written and edited for several regional New Zealand publications. He was most recently the editor of the Hauraki Coromandel Post.
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